“At the center of our strategic approach lies accelerating the digitalization journeys of institutions and at the same time building agile, scalable, and secure structures.”

Digitalization is no longer only a trend; it has become the main building block of sustainable growth, efficiency, and making a difference in global competition. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are fundamentally transforming the way of doing business around the world. While artificial intelligence transforms automation and decision support systems, data analytics and cybersecurity are among the most critical needs of companies in the digital age.

According to the information given by Kafein Technology CEO Cem Kalyoncu, developments in Turkey progress in parallel with this global momentum. The increase of digital investments in the finance, telecommunications, retail, and public sectors also shows this transformation. Turkey’s young population provides an important advantage in accelerating this transformation. However, in order for this transformation to become sustainable, increasing R&D investments, supporting local technology production, and developing qualified human resources with a strategic perspective carry great importance.

“Today, technology is not only a tool that supports operational processes, but also takes on the role of a strategic lever for institutions. Thanks to digitalized business processes, institutions increase their efficiency while gaining competencies to make decisions with lower costs, more flexibility, and more speed,” said Cem Kalyoncu, and added:

“Today, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies provide the automation of repetitive and manual tasks, enabling employees to focus on more value-added activities. These technologies are also expected to begin to play a role in decision-making processes in a short time. In this way, while productivity increases, at the same time the employee experience is also transforming. In addition, advanced cybersecurity solutions minimize the risks brought by digitalization, securing companies’ business continuity and corporate reputation.

With hybrid working models, digital workforce platforms, and remotely manageable IT infrastructures, new corporate norms have now been formed. This transformation has created a horizontal wave of change covering the entire organization from information technology teams to finance departments. However, if the outputs cannot be correctly evaluated, it is obvious that this wave of change will result in inefficiency, and under today’s conditions, efficiency is becoming more important every day in increasing competition. For this reason, technology investments, in addition to IT strategies, also focus on redefining business culture, increasing organizational agility and efficiency.”

Emphasizing that as Kafein Technology they have been developing innovative technologies with local capital for 20 years and offering end-to-end solutions creating added value for customers, Cem Kalyoncu continued his words as follows: “At the center of our strategic approach lies accelerating the digitalization journeys of institutions and at the same time building agile, scalable, and secure structures. As a local and national technology company, in addition to the services we offer in many areas such as software development, cybersecurity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mobile applications, and testing services, we also offer high value-added solutions with our own developed products in the field of data governance and security. At the center of our work lies our R&D approach that aims to build the future today.

As Kafein Technology, we adopt being not only a solution provider but also a visionary strategic technology partner that guides our business partners in their digital transformation processes, grows together, develops, and creates value.”

Stating that Turkey has many advantages in the field of technology development, Cem Kalyoncu said: “The most important advantage is having a young, productive population that adapts quickly to technology. In addition, due to its strategic location, serving as a bridge between the European, Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, our country carries the potential to become an important player especially in software and service exports. However, in order for this potential to turn into sustainable growth, some fundamental steps must be taken. Increasing the quality of our education system and strengthening university-industry collaborations carry critical importance. In addition to software, it is necessary to adopt an education approach focused on analytical thinking, problem-solving, and innovation.

On the other hand, we are happy to see that the right steps are being taken to prevent brain drain caused by declining profit margins and decreasing purchasing power due to the high inflation environment. In order to compete in the globalizing technology market, it is very important for more Turkish technology companies to expand abroad and sign international collaborations. As Kafein, we also continue to move forward in this field with strong momentum,” he said.

It plays an important role in the growth of the informatics ecosystem.

“BThaber is one of the established and reliable publications that keeps the memory of the technology world in Turkey and directs the sector. For more than 30 years, it has been a very valuable medium that conveys the developments, innovations, and transformations in the sector with an impartial, analytical, and inclusive perspective. It plays an important role in the growth of the informatics ecosystem in Turkey and in the spread of technology culture. On this occasion, we sincerely thank the BThaber team for their efforts and consistent work over the years.”